Schedule
SUNDAY 9 JULY
Noon – 6 p.m. Registration. Kathy Lindeman, Registrar
6:30 - 7:30 Opening Remarks & Introductions. Lorne Bair, Seminar Director
7:30 – 9:30 Welcome Dinner & Reception
MONDAY 10 JULY
8:30 –10:30 Faculty Introductions & A User's Guide to CABS. Lorne Bair, Rob Rulon-Miller & Faculty
10:30 – 11:00 BREAK
11:00 – 12:30 The Book as Physical Object, Part 1: the Basics of Description. Maria Lin & Hélène Golay
12:30 – 1:30 LUNCH
1:30 – 3:00 Introduction to Research Methods. Garrett Scott
3:00 - 3:30 BREAK
3:30 – 5:00 Sourcing Inventory: Scouting, House Calls & Consignments. Amir Naghib
5:30 – 7:30 OPENING NIGHT PICNIC
TUESDAY 11 JULY
8:30 – 9:00 Housekeeping & Question Box
9:00 - 10:30 How to Run a Book Business: Theory. Rebecca Romney
10:30 – 11:00 BREAK
11:00 – 12:30 The Book as Physical Object, Part 2: Collation & Description - and Why They Matter. Maria Lin & Hélène Golay
12:30 - 1:30 LUNCH
1:30 – 3:00 Research Strategies, Part 2. Garrett Scott
3:00 – 3:30 BREAK
3:30 – 5:00 How to Run A Book Business: Practice (Including Open Shops). Lorne Bair, John Thomson & Hélène Golay
5:00 - 6:00 Classroom Open for Individual Study
DINNER ON YOUR OWN
WEDNESDAY 12 JULY
8:30 –9:00 Housekeeping & Question Box
9:00 - 10:30 Specialist Dealer Lecture: Rob Rulon-Miller, Rulon-Miller Books, St. Paul, Minnesota
10:30 – 11:00 BREAK
11:00 – 12:30 Evaluating and Pricing Antiquarian Books. Heather O'Donnell
12:30 – 1:30 LUNCH
1:30 – 3:00 Some Considerations Regarding Modern Books. Lorne Bair & Amir Naghib
3:00 – 3:30 BREAK
3:30 – 5:00 Break-Out Sessions with Faculty:
- Book Photography
- Packing & Shipping
- Making & Mailing an E-List
5:00 - 6:00 Classroom Open for Individual Research
DINNER ON YOUR OWN
THURSDAY 13 JULY
8:30 – 9:00 Housekeeping & Question Box
9:00 – 10:30 Marketing, Websites and Databases. Maria Lin & Rebecca Romney
10:30 – 11:00 BREAK
11:00 - 12:30 Cataloguing & Pricing Archives and Non-Traditional Print Materials. Lorne Bair, Garrett Scott & Katherine Reagan
12:30 – 1:30 LUNCH
1:30 – 3:15 Cataloguing Workshop.
3:15 – 3:30 BREAK
3:30 – 5:00 Buying From the Trade & At Auction. Heather O’Donnell
5:00 – 6:00 CABS Annual Benefit Auction. Rob Rulon–Miller, Auctioneer
DINNER ON YOUR OWN
FRIDAY 14 JULY
8:30 – 9:00 Housekeeping & Question Box
9:00 - 10:30 Fakes, Forgeries, and Other Problems. Garrett Scott & Amir Naghib
10:30 – 11:00 BREAK
11:00 - 12:30 Selling to Collectors & Working with Libraries. Heather O'Donnell & Katherine Reagan
12:30 – 1:30 LUNCH
1:30 – 2:45 Collection Building Then & Now. Lisa Baskin, Heather O'Donnell
2:45 – 3:30 BREAK & Student Evaluations
3:30 – 5:00 Building The Future of the Trade. Round Table, Moderated by Lisa Baskin and Michele Wan
6:00 – 9:00 Closing Ceremonies and Farewell Dinner.